Tanoa Sasraku: Tropical Ken at Vardaxoglou
"What fantasies lay the ground for military conquest, and what myths drive it forward? These are the questions that Tanoa Sasraku, nominee for this year’s Turner Prize, reflects on in her new body of work."
An exhibition by Fleur Simon, 13-18 October 2026
"CURED represents the latest evolution in Simon’s practice. The title itself nods playfully to her signature medium – coloured resins, poured either in layers or simultaneously, before being left to dry or ‘cure’. In several instances here, happy accidents have resulted in a new frothy texture, baked into the works by the summer’s extraordinary heatwaves: their environment preserved, like insects in amber."
Why Big Tech Suddenly Needs Good Taste
"The people who have spent twenty years destroying the conditions under which taste is formed now believe it is the most important human quality."
Rakyat Pasti Menang at Ibraaz
"scenes of protest and slogans of resistance born in the Indonesian Reformasi"
Anish Kapoor and the Problem of Awe
"Anish Kapoor’s Hayward Gallery exhibition is an attempt to produce the sublime. But these artworks have the opposite effect: staged one after the other, the encounters are propulsive."
On Ana Mendieta at Tate Modern
"In one group, the titular silhouette is grafted into the earth. In others, it is filled with red pigment that spreads into wind or water. Sometimes it is set aflame. Throughout, you observe the body, or an impression of the body, from outside.."